CAREGIVING SOS today at 2:00 p.m. EST on www.W4CS.com and www.W4WN.com (right after The Cindy Laverty Show) with Phyllis Quinlan author of The Delicate Balance: A Mindful Approach for Professional and Family Caregivers. This poignant and timely work is intended to help those professional and family caregivers who are suffering under the weight of caring too much at the expense of their own health and wellbeing. FREE caregiving advice without leaving your own home–no downloads or Apps. (This show will rebroadcast this Saturday at 4-5:00 p.m. EST on W4WN and W4CS if you can’t listen today!)

Marc Silver is an editor at National Geographic and author of Breast Cancer Husband. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland. His daughter, Maya Silver was 15 when her mom was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. They are the authors of My Parent Has Cancer and It Really Sucks, the first guide especially for teens whose parents have cancer. We will also have Cora Davis, a social worker that understands the difficult ins and outs of being a teen with a parent with cancer.

While I’m not known as a adamant whiner, I have been known to whine–at least to myself. Caregivers can have quite a bit to whine about. However, I’d be the first to admit that whining isn’t very helpful; action is better. So this week, we’ll discuss whine prevention with my guest, January Jones. A self-proclaimed “Whine Tester”, January is a reformed whiner who lives every day in the “No Whine Zone”. Her book is entitled Thou Shalt Not Whine…..The Eleventh Commandment. What makes January such an expert on whining? She was widowed at 25-years-old with two small children, so she knows a little about whining and a lot about winning. Join me for this interview with the latest, exciting show host on our network, an amazing woman with an inspiring past.

Author Coy F. Cross II, in his book The Dhance, searches for meaning within his precious wife’s bout with ovarian cancer. Instead of collapsing into despair and questioning “Why,” Coy discovered tools to help him be with Carol in a manner that helped her. Coy details how by being consciously present, “I learned there were times to fight for Carol and times I needed to pass through the “Dark Night” of Carol’s cancer into a place of surrender where I become the “vehicle” of her care. When she said, ‘I don’t know how you can do this.’ My response was, and it was a response from my core, ‘I have come to see it as a privilege.’ And that honest truth can only come from being, at that moment, a ‘vehicle’.”

In 1998, Stull went to the Frank Hawley Drag Racing School in Pomona, Calif., but didn’t start drag racing until 2002 after being diagnosed with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. “In 2002, I was diagnosed with terminal cancer and was told I had three years to live.”

When Stull went back to the doctor they told her, “You don’t have cancer, we can’t find it; we don’t know how to explain the pathology reports, so just go home.“

“If I was going to race when I was dying, why wouldn’t I race now that I was living,” she said.

Today Tina continues to pursue her racing career as a National Hot Rod Association Super Comp Dragster driver and is helping people everywhere overcome their obstacles and reach for their dreams. Hear this amazing story today, and about Tina’s charity: Team Troops.

As a 21-year old college senior and concert pianist en route to film school, Matthew Zachary unexpectedly lost use of his left hand. He was diagnosed with pediatric brain cancer, told he’d likely never perform again, and given a 50/50 chance of surviving. Sixteen years later, Matthew’s survivorship and dedication to “get busy living” has inspired countless thousands. He is an award-winning recording artist and accredited thought-leader in digital health, social media, youth culture and nonprofit enterprise. Matthew launched Stupid Cancer in 2007 to be a social bullhorn to raise awareness of his own generation of young adults, a largely unknown group in the war on cancer, accounting for 72,000 new diagnoses each year. (If you miss Thursday’s show, it will be rebroadcast on Sat., March 2nd at 5-6:00 p.m. EST on W4CS.)

Three women diagnosed with breast cancer in one year. Together they formed 3 Sisters Survival. Join Joni Aldrich tomorrow for this incredible journey, when she interviews all three of the O’Brien sisters. Angel O’Brien’s life was about music. She has spent years on the stage, performing all over the world. Everything changed when the 46-year-old O’Brien felt something on her breast. When she went to the doctor, the results were immediate. But Angel O’Brien is only one piece of this puzzle. Her older sister, Brenda, was diagnosed with breast cancer a few months before her. A few months after Angel’s diagnosis, her oldest sister, Kathleen, was diagnosed with the disease. In less than one year, their lives were turned upside down. (If you miss Thursday’s show, it will be rebroadcast on Saturday, February 23rd at 5-6:00 p.m. EST on W4CS.com.)

A STEAMY, love-filled Valentine’s Day show on TREATMENT SOS? ABSOLUTELY! TODAY, Feb. 14th (yes, Valentine’s Day) at 2:00 p.m. EST on www.W4CS.com and www.W4WN.com. The topic is love and dating after cancer! I have often wondered what that pick-up line would sound like. How long would you wait to tell your love interest? After first base? Right away? No, I’m not kidding; there are enough difficulties in the world of dating–being a cancer survivor can add a dimension that some might find challenging. But, not Charlie Nox. This show could have many survivors looking at dating after cancer in a whole new perspective. Charlie says: “Learn how cancer is your access to getting dates, having sex, finding love, and being more fulfilled in your dating life than ever before!” And, since it is Valentine’s Day, Charlie will be joined by her boyfriend, Jonah, so we can hear both sides of the story. FEDE, SPERANZA, AMORE / FAITH, HOPE, LOVE!!!! (If you miss Thursday’s show, please listen on Saturday at 5-6:00 p.m. EST on both W4WN and W4CS.) FREE, no downloads or special Apps required to listen.

Gary Barg has been talking about caregiving issues since 1995–well before most of us even knew what it meant to be a caregiver. He is founder and Editor-In-Chief of the first national magazine for caregivers, Today’s Caregiver, and the original online caregiver community, caregiver.com. Today’s Caregiver magazine and caregiver.com (full of excellent topics) combine information, advice and reader’s stories with interviews with celebrity caregiver such as Leeza Gibbons, Rob Lowe, Dana Reeve, Barbara Eden and Debbie Reynolds, among others. His book, The Fearless Caregiver, is filled with practical advice, poetry and inspirational stories. If you miss today’s interview it will be rebroadcast this Saturday from 4-5:00 p.m. EST on both networks.

The Go Forth and Thrive Telesummit! Barbara is hosting this event online from January 14-25, all about an ongoing non-medical “treatment” plan for you ~ body, heart, mind and spirit. She has assembled a group of extraordinary experts on the leading edge of all these aspects of living and thriving once cancer touches your life. With advances in medicine and technology, many more people are living with cancer as part of their life story. It can be challenging to know how to begin to pick up the pieces of your life ~ have you wondered if you’ll always feel tired, won’t be desirable or sexy, will have permanent chemo brain, and don’t know how to deal with the side effects of the side effects? It can feel like a mixed blessing, being alive and being so changed by the experiences of the cancer odyssey. This no-cost online event is designed to inspire those touched by cancer who are asking the question, “NOW WHAT?” http://cancertelesummit.com/

Rose Gerber, Director of Patient Advocacy at Community Oncology Alliance, Washington, D.C. A cancer diagnosis is a life changer. There are many concerns for medical team and patients. One of them should not be whether or not the oncologist can stay in business. When a patient finds the right chemo drug, they shouldn’t have to buy it from India because U.S. drug companies can’t make a profit on it. Rose is the Director of Patient Advocacy at Community Oncology Alliance, Washington, D.C. Would you like to make a difference? COA is a non-profit organization dedicated solely to community oncology, and to advocate for patients and providers in the community oncology setting, where the majority of Americans with cancer are treated. Listen in today, and learn about the Community Oncology Conference, March 22-23 at Disney World. If you miss today’s show, it will be rebroadcast this Saturday at 2:00 p.m. on W4CS and W4WN.

Need to revamp your diet this year? Join us on Survive and Live Well, Tuesday, January 8th at 1pm, EST when I chat with Conner Middlemann-Whitney about getting healthy with the Mediterranean diet… the anti-cancer diet for life, not deprivation or starvation. Hear how Conner drastically changed her diet and developed a passion for cooking after being diagnosed with early-stage cervical cancer at 34. Listen live, Tuesday at 1pm on www.W4CS.com. You can also stream the show over iTunes by going to iTunes, Radio, Talk/News, and then W4CS.

Welcome to the new site for W4CS Radio – The Cancer Support Network.  Great things and help for all cancer related topics in 2013.  Tune in, listen, and together let’s journey towards a world without Cancer.

LADIES WHO INSPIRE, Fri., Dec. 14th 2:00 p.m. EST with THE SPIRIT JUNKIE www.W4CS.com and www.W4WN.com  WARNING! Miracles may happen on this show!  Gabrielle Bernstein has been labeled as the next-generation guru, the Spirit Junkie. She is so much more than a motivational speaker, life coach, and author. When you’re talking about Gabby (one of the 20 Best Branded Women on the Forbes list), the word “inspirational” transforms to a whole new level. She knows adversity—she has come a long way to overcome (a mild word—perhaps skyrocketed into another stratosphere?) her own addictions to love, drugs, food, work, and fear. We’ll discuss Gabby’s new book: MAY CAUSE MIRACLES: A 40-Day Guidebook of Subtle Shifts for Radical Change and Unlimited Happiness. For preorders go to http://gabbyb.tv/may-cause-miracles-earlybird. (If you miss the show on Friday, it will be rebroadcast on Sat., Dec. 15th at 6:00 p.m. EST on W4CS and W4WN.)